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Ephesians 4:10–12

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10He who descended is the one who also jascended kfar above all the heavens, that he might lfill all things.) 11And mhe gave the napostles, the prophets, the oevangelists, the pshepherds3 and teachers,4 12qto equip the saints for the work of ministry, for rbuilding up sthe body of Christ,

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Footnotes

  1. 3Or pastors
  2. 4Or the shepherd-teachers

Cross references

  1. jSee Mark 16:19
  2. kHeb. 4:14; 7:26; 9:24
  3. lch. 1:23
  4. m[1 Cor. 12:5, 6]
  5. nSee 1 Cor. 12:28
  6. oActs 21:8; 2 Tim. 4:5
  7. pJer. 3:15; [Acts 20:28]
  8. qSee 2 Cor. 13:9
  9. rver. 16, 29
  10. sSee 1 Cor. 12:27

In other versions

NIVNew International Version (2011)

He who descended is the very one who ascended higher than all the heavens, in order to fill the whole universe.) So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The one who descended is also the one who ascended far above all the heavens, to fill all things. And he himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, to build up the body of Christ,

NLTNew Living Translation

And the same one who descended is the one who ascended higher than all the heavens, so that he might fill the entire universe with himself.

Now these are the gifts Christ gave to the church: the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, and the pastors and teachers. Their responsibility is to equip God’s people to do his work and build up the church, the body of Christ.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

The one who descended himself is also the one who ascended above all the heavens, in order that he might fill all things.

And he himself gave some as apostles and some as prophets and some as evangelists and some as pastors and teachers for the equipping of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for building up the body of Christ,

KJV 1900King James Version

He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things.) And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: